Homicide detectives are at the scene of a murder in Tortuga where a farmer was shot dead while asleep on his bed. The deceased has been identified as Ganesh Deopersad, 33, of Cocoyac Trace.
Initial reports indicate that sometime before 1 pm he was asleep on his bed when the gunmen entered his house. They accosted his wife and demanded cash and valuables. They then went into his bedroom and shot him while he slept. They escaped in a car.
Relatives expressed shock over his killing. They said he is a mechanical engineer but he had a passion for farming. Deopersad would have arrived home from his garden about an hour prior to the incident. The couple has a four-year-old son.